The Final Four Idols kicked off Elimination Wednesday night with a very “Up with People” version of the Steely Dan classic, “Reeling in the Years”. For the most part, the Idols seemed tentative when their solo opportunity came—that is until David Cook got his chance. He again showed that he is the real deal—he may not win, but he is definitely ready to hit the studio, record an album, and perform for thousands of adoring fans in an auditorium near you.
But I don’t want to show my hand as far as who my favorite is…so let’s move along and see how we spent our hour with Idol tonight.
Performance Night Recap
Last night the Idols had a very up and down night with David A. getting mad props on both performances, David Cook and Syesha getting mixed reviews from the judges, and Jason proving that his time on Idol may well be up as he picked bad songs, forgot his lyrics, and generally sang poorly.
Ryan informed us that over 51 million votes were cast last night for the remaining four Idols—and not one from me!
Elimination Process
Up first to learn his fate was young David Archuleta. David strutted to center stage (if you can call his slump-shoulder amble a strut), had a chat with Ryan that went on a little too long for my tastes, and then was ushered to the safe haven of the sofa.
While on his way to the couch, Ryan informed us that like in years past, the final three will head to their hometowns for the usual rock star treatment: getting keys to the city, performing at their high schools, spending a bit of time with their families, doing radio interviews, etc. etc.
So who will join David A. on the couch? Before we found out, we watched a video of the Final Four taking a quick trip to Las Vegas—which included a flight in a custom 737 jet, fighting their way through a throng of adoring fans at the MGM Grand, having a red-carpet make over, and then watching a performance of “Love”, the Cirque du Soleil show featuring The Beatles hits from VIP seats.
Back in Hollywood for Safe or Sorry Time
David Cook was invited to the stage to find out what the fans thought of his previous night’s performances. Ryan did the usual: recapped the judges comments from last night, asked the judges what he needs to do provided he makes it to the Top 3, and then gave him the good news—that he could take a seat next to the other David.
So with only one slot left and two Idols remaining, Ryan asked Syesha and Jason to come on out…but it wasn’t going to be that easy, we still had almost 36 minutes of show left, so we went to commercial and the Idols are left to sweat it out.
Paying the Bills
The soundtrack for tonight’s Ford commercial was courtesy of Johnny Cash. The Idols lip synced “Ring of Fire” while playing the role of bull fighters fending off a wild Mustang. I will be so glad when we don’t have to watch these lame commercials anymore.
Questions from the viewers
Likely to go down as one of the most (if not THE most) worthless segments the Idol producers came up with this season—and hopefully scrap for Season 8. All you need to know is there were a number of bad questions and even worse responses.
Entertainment for the Evening
In an effort to salvage the night, Ryan introduced Maroon 5 who sang “If I Never See Your Face Again”—which could be the exit song for the unlucky Idol leaving the show tonight. While Adam Levine (lead singer) and his band got the crowd going with their catchy little tune, the Idols stood on the side of the stage looking bored, scared, shell-shocked, and generally uninterested in the performance or anything else for that matter.
With the fortunes of Syesha and Jason still hanging in the balance, Ryan brought out Season 4 runner up, Bo Bice (or Bob Ice as he is sometimes referred—thanks, T!). With his trade mark long, rocker-style hair and playing an electric guitar, Bo sang a song that kept repeating the line “I need a witness” which is off his new album, “See the Light”. I have no idea what the name of the song was, but if you are really interested, I suppose you could go to www.bobice.com – I would, but I don’t really care (how’s that for honest!).
Who’s In and Who’s Going Home?!
With Jason and Syesha standing next to him, Ryan reminded Jason what an awful night he had last night on the stage; then he turned his attention to Syesha who was praised by Simon and Paula but slayed by Randy. A little chit-chat followed and then Ryan let Syesha know that she will be joining the David’s in the Idol Final 3.
America sent Jason packing and I would be surprised if anyone with a pulse didn’t see it coming—including Jason. As we watched Jason’s journey on Idol and listened to big Reuben Studdard sing “Celebrate Me Home” we were all reminded that at one time Jason actually was one of the more interesting and talented members of the Top 12—but those fond memories faded quickly when we came back to real life and had to listen to him try to sing “I Shot the Sheriff”…thank goodness my DVR cut him off before I was forced to relive the misery of watching him butcher Bob’s classic.
Next Week
When we meet again, there will only be three Idols singing for your votes. If past years are any indication of how the show will be run, the Idols will have three chances to convince you to cast your votes for them and propel them into the Finals. The songs will likely be selected in the following fashion:
The Idol will select a song they performed at some time during the show
One of the judges will pick a song they feel will best represent the Idol’s singing abilities
Legendary record producer, Clive Davis will use his vast knowledge of young talent to identify a song that is indicative of the type of song they should record once they win Idol
Tune in next Tuesday to see how the Final 3 do under the white hot spot light of the Idol stage—or wait for me to watch and I’ll tell you what you missed.
Until then, I will continue watching TV so you don’t have to…
Charlie
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